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AviationWeather vs Storm Glass

Both are solid Weather APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements.

AviationWeather

NOAA aviation weather forecasts and observations

Storm Glass

Global marine weather from multiple sources

AviationWeather

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported

Storm Glass

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
FeatureAviationWeatherStorm Glass
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownYes

When to use which?

AviationWeather is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication. Storm Glass works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.